Input sought for Port schools website redesign

The Port Jervis School District community is seeking input from parents, grandparents, community members, teachers and staff through an online survey before redesigning its website.

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Posted Mar. 22, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Posted Mar. 22, 2013 at 2:00 AM

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The Port Jervis School District community is seeking input from parents, grandparents, community members, teachers and staff through an online survey before redesigning its website.

The current PJSD website at pjschools.org was created in 2006. Shortly after it launched, the district typically had 2,000-4,000 unique visitors per month. Today, more than 17,000 unique visitors access the site every month.

"Technology and people's use of the Internet have changed tremendously in the past eight years," said communications specialist Debbie Jackson. "Our current design is dated and we are beginning to experience technical problems. We are working to develop a more functional, interactive site that includes more of what today's users are looking for — large photo galleries, scrolling content areas, drop-down menus and a more interactive calendar."

The redesign will be performed by the Capital Region BOCES Communications Service, which has created more than 40 websites for area school districts. The improved site will meet today's industry standards for use by viewers with disabilities and by those using various computer platforms and various web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari.

Work to create the revised site will take place behind the scenes from March-June. The switch to the new site is tentatively scheduled for July.

Responses to the online survey will provide information as the district moves forward with the redesign. The survey can be accessed through the district website, pjschools.org, from now through March 29.